Relying on another’s regular habit is not trusting in the strong sense.

Evidence

Continuity of the relationship is not enough, of course, because the commitments matter. In a favorite philosopher’s example, Immanuel Kant’s neighbors may have relied on his punctuality in his morning walk to set their own schedules. To trust him, however, would require more: that they rely on his having their interests at heart in deciding when to take his walk. If they could not think he did, they could not be said to trust him in the strong sense of the encapsulated-interest account (Baier 1986, 234). — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 75

Categorization

• DEFINE: Crisp distinction between mere reliance on regularity (Kant’s punctual walk) and genuine trust grounded in another’s goodwill — the boundary that defines Hardin’s strong account.
• CANDY: The Kant morning-walk example is a perfect conversational illustration of ‘reliance is not trust.’